Side-arm.



N. J. MALUF.

SIDE ARM. APPLICATION FILED AUG.25. I916- Patented Mar. 19, 1918.

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SIDE ARM. APPLICATION FILED Auc.2s. 191s.

Patented Mar. 19, 1918.

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SIDE ARM.

APPLICATION men AUG.'25. 191s.

Patented Mar. 19, 1918.

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SIDE ARM.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.25| I916.

' 1,260,007 Patented Mar. 19, 1918.

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NAIF'J. MALUF, or HABANA, CUBA;.

. SIDE-ARM.

i To all whom it may concern:

l3e it known thatd, Naird. Manor, a cit zen of theRepublie of Cuba, residing at 'Habana, Cuba, have invented new and useful Improvements in Side-Arms, of which a the following i a specification.

This invention relates to side-arms, especially to thearms of sharp edgesand point, as the saber and sword, although it can be applied to other arms of the same class as the cane-knife, and the object of this inven- -tionis to make of these side-arms also a firearm by arranging on the cross-head thereof -a barrel and shooting mechanism, sothat i l closed.

with thesame hand that hold thearrn of @sharp edges and point, by :properly placing the thumb, the shooting mechanism can be operated to fire a cartridge in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis oflthe (last mentioned) arm, which improvement A is of great advantage in the equipment of modern army officers, whoat present are accustomed to carry the saber. in one hand :and the pistol in the other, which operation is rather inconvenient since the user must hold the fire-arm with his left hand which is not usedffor 1 shooting, whereas by this invention the use of the fire and side-armsis reduced to'one hand. Another advantage is that the shooting mechanism forming part ofthis invention i of a simpler nd surer constructionthan that of the repeating fire-arms now in use, offering agreater number of shots. Another object of the invention is to provide an automatic cover for the open end of the barrel of the fire-arm, so that when the arm is not loaded said opening can be-kept Intheannexed drawings a 1 i "Figure 1 is a side view of a saber provided on itshandle with a barrel andmechanism the sameI for the firing of bullets, and a magazine for i Fig. 2 is an. enlarged side view "of the handle of the saber, partially broken away to how the interior of the cartridge maga- ,zme. i I

Fig. 3 is an enlarged front elevation of i thesaberon its handle with its blade broken 4. is a (sectional view of the saber 'handle showingthe'barrel andthe shooting mechanism inits position before firing.

Fig.5: is a view similar to Fig. 4: showing the barrel and the shooting mechanism in its positionafter firing.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patent-3d 313,1, 19, 1918 Application filed. August 25, 1916. Serial No. 116,786.

Fig. 6 is a cross-section on line 66 of Fig Q p l V :Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view of the saber hand-guard. I.

Fig. 8 is. a side elevation detail showing the cartridge magazine with its forward wall partially broken away.

F ig. 9 is a front elevation of said cartridge magazine. v

Fig; 10 is an end view of said cartridge magazine. 1

Fig. 11 is a transverse vertical section on line l1-11 of Fig. l.

Fig. 12 is a transverse vertical section on line 1212 of ig. 4.

Fig. 13 is a transverse vertical section on line l313 ofFig. 5.

Fig. leis a plan view of the sliding piece which together with the barrel forms the F'g. 16 isa detailed vertical longitudinal 'sectlon on line 16-16 of Fig. 14 showing the mounting of the cover of the barrels opening, and i Fig. 17 is'a front View of said cover.

Supposing a-saber having a blade 1, a handle or hilt 2, a hand-guard 3 and the cross-head 4, the invention consists in constructing the saber so that the cross-head .4 may be formed by the barrel and slider of a repeating firearm and the handle or hilt 2 may be formed by the cartridge magazine of saidfire arm without the saber losing its shape. The handle or hilt 2 is. formed by a frame in the form of a casing which is open at its side and ends, on one of which sides fits the extension 1 of the saber bladell, the same being secured in position by the engagement of its point in a recess 6 formed in a side of the lowerend of frame 2 and by means of a screw 7 whichfixes it to the cross-piece 5 of said frame and a head pin projecting laterally from the frame and which fits in a notch 9 formed on the side portion of blade 1. Frame 2 is covered on its fixed onthe sides of said frame bymeans of springmembers -I1 projecting from the inner faces of said shellsand fitting in small recesses with narrow entrance apertures 12 formed inthe sides of frame 2.

Handguard '3 is attached by a projection 13 on itslower end to a side. of-frame 2, and

it has onits'upper portion a plane setting sides with two shells 10 which are "-14 provided on its inner end with two small pins-15, this setting being'followed with .an'jjopen'ed space-316 which is closed tone" sidebythe fixed portion of hand-guard 3 and ontheother side by a movable member" IZhinged at 1? {one side of the plane set-:

*tingl land which has on its inner part a Q revolving bolt 18which fits laterally on one.

of the shells 10, so ascto Vfixin' position the hand-guard 37011 the handle or- -hilt' 2, and for the same purpose the oppositefixedpart iofhandguard 3 has inside-'thereofa' pin 1 119 actuated by 'a'spring and 'which projects onits inner'side andv fits a' corresponding V a V V V 7 the fingers and at its-free end .saidsprlng aperture of shell :10 of handle 2;

' The plane portion 14; of hand-guardS 7 serves as -a setting for the-frontframe 4 of the sliding piece 4, -which latter forms the cross-head of the saber and is disposed in the open space 16 .of hand-guard 3, there being located within frame 4 the barrela20,*-

.which has a lower projecting portion: '21

V "which" has its front a cylindricalflrecess 22 in whicha helical compressionspring 23 is inserted, This springis' seated at its -r'earyend against the portion 21; ,of barrel "520 with the other endbeari-ng against the inner side of the front part offrarne 4of 1,30" spring 23 is located inarecessformedbe y -tween can upper channel in the-barrel PI; and a low e'rchannel 21 in the bottom of fran e 4---(Fig. 11), the smallpins l5fof' the plane setting, 14 entering in. apertures; "25flformed; in the lower edgeofrecess 22.

j The slidingpiecjef4 is guidedin its move- -:mutate narrom the barrel by meansof ribs'26 which the-latterhas on its'sides and on which slidegr oves-2740mm in othe 1 [by-inner edges projectingffrom'the side- 'Ithe sliding piece,;said spring surrounding 'a'pin 24 projectingfrom'thelatter, and said inner face of the-sidesof frame-4 and also 'Wallsiof {sliding piecew4 and sliding in g'rooves fi6 formedinfthe upper edges of, Q

the jside "walls of; fran ef2 of the handle; or

partfofth'e'sliding piece'4, there ismounted '1 29 l whi'ch carries on its front end the striker goo hi h i :sur'roundedby a helical compres'sionspring 3lli This; s'pr'ing bears at one endon a shoulder 32v'for1ned in said-lonjit 'di 'alipassage -28 and'at the other'end againstthe block'29, the travel of the'block' 29being limi'ted by meansfof a pin 33 projecting'to the interior of the passage 28 and into a cavity34 formed' in the lower'p'art of located i11 a small socket 37, an angular 'shapedpawl 38, which ispartially' disposed,

in a longitudinal angular-shaped groove 39; formed at'thetop and front: of the'sliding V piece14.

' The cartridges40 are fedfroin eimagazine i 41 of similar construction: to that of, the

*magazines used at present in repeating fire arms, --it' being; provided with f a zigzag shapedspring-42 'fi xed'ito the end cover 43, c

whichhas-anendadapte to eg asp by' a carriesan angul'ar follower platef44 on whichlies the last cartridge 40; p The cover hasin: the outer portion of the casing t/forming 'the'magazine 41, a latch 45 pro-' ;jecting inwardly, which serves .to secure the -magazine to the frame 4, enteringi'n a correspondin g 'c'av'ity formedin 1 the end of 1 said frame; Thiscartridgemagazine40islodged latter forming channels 2 that" guide the -in frame2 fitting on-the sidesthereof, the i I -niagaZineKFigVG) andthe end "edges of the Lsideiwalls of saidmagazine;engage-in lat- -jeral'grooves'46 formedin the lower' ,central j p'ortion "of the" slider :4 (Fig; 13:) 1 in order to guide theslide' in its reciprocating .movefr ments, tlieisolid pOTtiQilbf he'slider 4 that .YlS' under ithe jlongitudinal passage-"28, re-' naaining directl yf'on ltherearofjthegyfirst cartridge 40 0f the magazine for the 13111. 7 i The-mechanism that operates the striker pose that will be explained hereinafter:

" consists of a f'push button47 having a oath iniier face of the-side wall-of frame 2 tion of said frame. 2; i -The;end of -thisjsmall Slightly concave farce ,forinserting the 'fingerwhen: it is; to' bepresfs'ed, .and rwhi'ch but- "ton ,is mountedin 'a"cavityl48 formed in the upper wider;frontr'portion of,framej2f of the'handle oifi hilt yand'to the innerlfpart ,of j V thisbutton;isjfarticulated link=49- which 7 traverses frame 2 from one'to "the other 31 side; passingout and over a side of'magazin'e q 41, and which linkispivoted at thef other I end to a 7 small lever 50 pivoted on Ipin 51- inachamber formed in the upper rear-"pow I 7 lever 50 engag'esa shoulder of 'a ha'm ner 52 I.

pivoted on; a-pin [53 insideof saidf-rarne screw .55. V

"2, aprojecting hookshaped portion 52 of f said hammer being caught by Sthej 1 curved end ofaspring' 54 whichis secured at its other end in'the frame'2 :by means ofa.

end of; the ba'rrel20: is" closed, :when-the fire arin is not"beinglrusedfbyi "i r means of a .l cking platei156, which" is. piva Q 7 or -don the lower portionlofthdiend face thebarrelQOby Iiieans of a'iscrew 58 a'gainst V the "elastic .twistingof a helical spring 59 surrounding; said',screw"and located-fin a," 3 1 icavit'y BQ formedat ,the'gend ofbarrel'20,

macaw and said cover plate 56 has an opening 61 :1 to register with'thebore of the barrel V "l a point 62 to project from the upper j-p t of the barrel and to serve as a sight, "eachendof said cover plate 66 being provided with. an opening 63 into which can project a small stem 64 projecting from the conditions] the cover the small stem 64 whlch enters in the openfling63 adjacent'to point 62, the bore of barlower part of the front portion of front frame 4 of the sliding piece 4. In normal late 56 is secured by rel QObeing "closed by the solidpart of plate 56. i

a and the cartridge magazine insertedin the a handle or hilt 2, it is necessary, to load the fire-arm, to pull backthe sliding piece by catching the raised stem thereof, where- .upon, in the first 'place,lon the withdrawal ,ofthe small pin 64 from the opening 63 adjacent to point 62 ofthe coverplate 56 the latter rotates on its pivot by the action of the helical spring 59 giving half a turn and remaining so that the opening 61 may register with the bore of barrel 20, and in the second place, the first cartridge 40 of the magazine 41 which was held by thecentral lower portion of the sliding piece 4, on being freed by the rearward movement of said sliding piece, rises up enough to place itself partly in front of the central lower portion of said slidingpiece under 1nfiuenoe of the lifting force exerted by spring 42 of magazine 41, in which position the base of cartridge 40 is caught by pawl 38 at the same time that hammer 52 is slightly pressed backwardly by the same central portion of "said sliding piece 4. When the sliding piece advances again under the action of spring 23, the central lower portion of the sliding piece 4 pushes the first cartridge 40, introducing it into the chamber of barrel 20, the

base of the shell of said cartridge 40 being still held by the angular pawl 38, as shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings. Now, by ina a wardly pressing the button 47,'the small so i j the hammer 52 which by the tension of lever 50 is actuated and its freeend releases spring 54 is oscillated on its pivot and impinges against block 29 of the striker 30 thus occasioning the striking thereof on the cartridge cap, producing the shot. At this time the expansive force of the gases formed by the explosion of the cartridge drives back the sliding piece 4, but on backward movement of the central lower part of this slider, which held in position the first cartridge of the magazine, 41, it releases this T es.

cartridge, which rises up under the action of spring 42, and since at the same t me the cartridge shell 40 of the shot fired has returned back with sliding piece 4, which is pushed by the coming cartridge.

The operation of the "repeating fire-arm -adapted to the saber isas follows .I .he sliding piece 4 being in its closed POSltlOIl.

flatteris holding it 511 its base by the 'aiigu lar pawl 38, the base of said shell hits against the new "cartridge coming from magazine 41', and it is-thrown out through frame 4" once the angular pawl 38 has "released the shell, which occurs on being slightly raised byfthe' sameshell when ghis m mediatelythereafter, by the actionof spring 23 thesliding piece 4" advances fagai'n to the barrel 20, the cartridge'40, which is the last one'in the magazine, being pushed by "the central lower part'of sliding piece 4-and inserted in the chamber of barrel 20, the

hammer 52 havin'g'now returned to its firing position by the backward oscillation of the upper part thereof caused by the same central lower portion of sliding piece'4, sothat wlien the hammer is released on the new advanceofthe sliding piece 4, thesalne is locked by the end of thesmalllever 50in position to ffire a new shot by inwardly "pushing the button 47.

y This firing mechanism has the advantage [Qver the ones now in use of being safer in its handling since the button or trigger 47 is normally contained wholly in its cavity, it being impossible therefore for the arm to discharge accidentally.

It is obvious that the form of the pieces comprising the repeating mechanism for the shooting of cartridges can be slightly varied or changed, as can also be varied the cartridgemagazine adapting it to the form of any side arm desired, without altering the spirit of the invention which is as pointed out in the following claims.

, W hat I claim is l. A combined cutting and firing sidearm comprising a common handle, a cutting blade projecting from the handle, and a firearm provided on the handle at the'base of the said blade, the said firearm consist:

ing of firing mechanism and a top part disposed so as to constitute a cross-guard and including a barrel provided with inclined upper deflecting surfaces which slope from the said blade to the muzzle of the barrel.

A combined cutting and firing side-arm comprising a common handle, a cutting blade projecting from the handle, and a firearm provided on the handle at the base of the said blade, the said firearm consisting gqp is b1 this 'pafia it maiybe'obtained rf I f ndva lile rc l osui e meinic inoimfd- V at the" "jsition 'and a dat edjto ie last he'ldtt er" dupe Q niuzjzlq-oi tl e- {barreliandjhaving-h frbht sight 2 thereon, the ar angement being such lj' h fii sa d ij b r is ma med: in i P- ,eraLtivg: position,', to "close the said; m'uzzle g 'and in incjperative position, t6 free the 'muz} [*zle and to hold vtile-fi ont Sight in operative bafrelffiriiig muzzle: of "(he barrel: and having a front "assbia jtedi Withthe barrel and including. a

I "fl-sighfi lthreon, tlic f arrangement beil 'guicli ati 'fe position, 130' (31056 ,th said muzzle and,

"in inoperativ'gfjpositio' i to free 'thQ muzzle iandtoholdthe, froiitfslght 111 operative po- 7 sitiQii aboye'tl bzirrl, resilient means tend.-

cocking the firing me'chanlsm, and ma'ri'sjhsjsocia tdwjith the, 'cockingmean sipr securing the said. closure member in adjusted p0 Ling cbckingl ofthe firingmechanism;

v5. -A firearm izomprisi ig a) frzim amounted; ori the frame; thg' Said frame being "pfbvided with triggr-receiving cavity at iwsu'itable position, 'andffiri ng mc hanism f. hamm e'iya ,sprirngl-vfoi'wthe hammer, releasable mans 013 lacking "the-hammer in vcocked 5 position, trigger v liiiuited movably in' V ,Saiclfrxme c'alvity, 'ndm'ean's connecting the trigger floperati vely with the said locking mans :ind-iida-pted 'tq cause the trigger to prOj e'ct from the frame cavity only when {the zhammeris cocked.

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